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Melanoma was the fifth most frequently occurring and the 16th leading cause of cancer death in North Carolina from 2010 to 2014. It is anticipated that 2,805 people (1,693 males and 1,112 females) in North Carolina will be diagnosed with and 323 people (213 males and 110 females) will die of melanoma in 2017.
Incidence
The percentage of cases of melanoma from 2010 to 2014 is displayed by age group in Figure 1. Over 78 percent of melanoma cases were diagnosed in people ages 45 to 84.
Between 2010 and 2014, the age-adjusted incidence rate for melanoma in North Carolina was 23.6 per 100,000 persons per year. Non-Hispanic blacks have the lowest incidence rate of melanoma when compared with non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics (Figure 2).
From 2003 to 2014, melanoma incidence rates have increased for men and women. However, the increase is more among men than women. (Figure 3).
Melanoma
A Fact Sheet from the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry, State Center for Health Statistics
August 2017
State of North Carolina ♦ Roy Cooper, Governor ♦ www.nc.gov
Department of Health and Human Services ♦ Dr. Mandy K. Cohen, Secretary ♦ www.ncdhhs.gov
North Carolina Division of Public Health ♦ www.publichealth.nc.gov
State Center for Health Statistics ♦ Eleanor Howell, M.S., Director ♦ www.schs.state.nc.us
North Carolina DHHS is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
31.439.11.44.418.024.00.95.30.05.010.015.020.025.030.035.040.045.0All Races andEthnicitiesNon-HispanicWhitesNon-HispanicBlacksHispanicsRate per 100,000 PopulationRace and EthnicityFigure 2. 2010-2014Melanoma Incidence Rates by Race, Ethnicity and GenderMalesFemales0.05.010.015.020.025.030.035.0Rate per 100,000 PopulationFigure 3. 2003-2014 Melanoma Incidence Trends by GenderMale IncidenceFemale Incidence00-190.4%20-4414.1%45-6436.8%65-8441.8%85+6.8%Figure 1. 2010-2014 Percent of Melanoma Cases by Age GroupPercentagesmay not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

Melanoma was the fifth most frequently occurring and the 16th leading cause of cancer death in North Carolina from 2010 to 2014. It is anticipated that 2,805 people (1,693 males and 1,112 females) in North Carolina will be diagnosed with and 323 people (213 males and 110 females) will die of melanoma in 2017.
Incidence
The percentage of cases of melanoma from 2010 to 2014 is displayed by age group in Figure 1. Over 78 percent of melanoma cases were diagnosed in people ages 45 to 84.
Between 2010 and 2014, the age-adjusted incidence rate for melanoma in North Carolina was 23.6 per 100,000 persons per year. Non-Hispanic blacks have the lowest incidence rate of melanoma when compared with non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics (Figure 2).
From 2003 to 2014, melanoma incidence rates have increased for men and women. However, the increase is more among men than women. (Figure 3).
Melanoma
A Fact Sheet from the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry, State Center for Health Statistics
August 2017
State of North Carolina ♦ Roy Cooper, Governor ♦ www.nc.gov
Department of Health and Human Services ♦ Dr. Mandy K. Cohen, Secretary ♦ www.ncdhhs.gov
North Carolina Division of Public Health ♦ www.publichealth.nc.gov
State Center for Health Statistics ♦ Eleanor Howell, M.S., Director ♦ www.schs.state.nc.us
North Carolina DHHS is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
31.439.11.44.418.024.00.95.30.05.010.015.020.025.030.035.040.045.0All Races andEthnicitiesNon-HispanicWhitesNon-HispanicBlacksHispanicsRate per 100,000 PopulationRace and EthnicityFigure 2. 2010-2014Melanoma Incidence Rates by Race, Ethnicity and GenderMalesFemales0.05.010.015.020.025.030.035.0Rate per 100,000 PopulationFigure 3. 2003-2014 Melanoma Incidence Trends by GenderMale IncidenceFemale Incidence00-190.4%20-4414.1%45-6436.8%65-8441.8%85+6.8%Figure 1. 2010-2014 Percent of Melanoma Cases by Age GroupPercentagesmay not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.